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Archive for January, 2025

25 biggest space conspiracy theories: Debunked

January 17th, 2025 by me

Here we debunk some of the most common and enduring space conspiracies.

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Europe’s new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket set for 2nd launch in February

January 17th, 2025 by me

Europe is moving towards the second launch of its new Ariane 6 launcher after finding and addressing anomalies following its debut flight.

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Venus and Saturn take a sunset stroll tonight. Here’s how to see it

January 17th, 2025 by me

Venus and Saturn will appear extraordinarily close together in the night sky overnight on Jan. 17 during a celestial event known as a conjunction.

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‘Star Trek: Voyager’ at 30: why it was the right show at the wrong time

January 17th, 2025 by me

The fourth live-action “Star Trek” TV show made some mistakes along the way, but it was arguably held back by the time it was made

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Feeding supermassive black holes may have ended the cosmic ‘dark ages’ billions of years ago

January 17th, 2025 by me

NASA’s Chandra and NuSTAR telescopes have teamed up to study a supermassive black hole-powered quasar that could have played a key role in ending the cosmic dark ages.

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SpaceX Starship explosion likely caused by propellant leak, Elon Musk says

January 17th, 2025 by me

SpaceX has traced the likely cause of the explosion that destroyed its Starship vehicle during its Jan. 16 test flight to a leak of liquid oxygen or liquid methane.

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100 years ago, Edwin Hubble proved our Milky Way galaxy isn’t alone

January 17th, 2025 by me

A century ago, humans didn’t know other galaxies existed. Here’s how Edwin Hubble changed that view.

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SpaceX catches Super Heavy booster on Starship Flight 7 test but loses upper stage (video, photos)

January 17th, 2025 by me

SpaceX pulled off a launch-tower catch of Starship’s Super Heavy booster during a test flight today (Jan. 16) but lost the vehicle’s upper stage.

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